Nakkiah Lui

Nakkiah is a writer/actor and Gamillaroi/Torres Strait Islander woman.

She is a cowriter/star of "Black Comedy" ABC and is a monthly columnist for The Australian Womens Weekly Online. She has been an artist in residence at Griffin Theatre Company (2013) and was playwright in residence at Belvoir from 2012 - 2014. In 2012, Nakkiah was the first recipient of The Dreaming Award from The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Arts Board of the Australia Council.

The same year, Nakkiah was also the inaugural recipient of the Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright award. In 2014, Nakkiah was the recipient of the Malcolm Robertson Prize and a Green Room Award for Best Independent Production.

Nakkiah’s previous works include; "This Heaven’ Playwright", Belvoir 2013 and Finborough Theatre 2015, "I Should Have Told You Before We Made Love (That I’m Black)" Playwright, You Are Here Festival 2012, "Stho Sthexy" Playwright, MKA Melbourne 2013, "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owners of Death" Playwright, Bondi Feast, Tamarama Rock Surfers 2013. "Sovereign Wife" Dramaturg, Melbourne Theatre Company 2013. "Black Comedy" Writer/Actor. ABC, 2014, "Blak Cabaret" Playwright, Sydney Festival/Malthouse Theatre Company 2015, "Kill the Messenge" Actor/Playwright, Belvoir 2015. Nakkiah is also a young leader in the Australian Aboriginal community and has contributed to The Guardian and Junkee. She has appeared on "Q&A" and "The Drum" on ABC.

A regular guest on ABC Local Radio in Sydney, she now joins us as a presenter.